Louisiana Lines Up $29 Billion in Future Industrial Project Work

SUGAR LAND--November 25, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--There are currently 384 industrial projects totaling more than $29 billion scheduled to begin construction in Louisiana in 2009 or beyond. Project total investment value (TIV) is down 3% from the $30 billion that was planned at the beginning of 2008. Some of the companies planning the largest amount of work in Louisiana include Cleco Corporation (NYSE:CNL) (Pineville, Louisiana), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) (Houston, Texas) and Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR).

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